August 6. Jin sent a substitute doll (double) to the village of Kaina. Accompanied by Reiko, of course.

"Father, please do not leave Horai Island.

She was nailed to the wall. Reiko also asked Soleil and Luna to take care of Jin. She is an overprotective daughter.

At Nido Castle.

After confirming with the Landeswehr that nothing had happened to Zion and Lucas last night, Jin called Barrow.

"Good morning, Jin-sama."

The double is sitting at Jin's desk in his office, facing Barrow. Barrow does not seem to recognize him.

"Well, let me ask you, do you know how much food is stored in the village of Kaina?

"Uh, yes. One moment, please."

Barrow took out a file from the bookshelf.

"Dr. Meane has taught me to keep a record of these relationships here."

"Oh."

Jin read the contents of the file through the eyes of the substitute doll (double).

The harvest of agricultural products in the village of Kaina was recorded, and all the income and expenditure were also listed.

"I see. The winter wheat harvested before summer was 15 tons. That must have been a good harvest. Of that, 4 tons went to the warehouse as taxes."

There were other useful figures written in the book.

"The number of houses in Kaina village is now 30 (including Eric's store. The number of houses in Kaina village is now 30 (including Eric's shop, not including Nidang Castle). Each inhabitant eats about 150 kg of wheat. There are 105 inhabitants. The annual requirement is about 15 tons.

This is probably the number of inhabitants, since Jin and Elsa may or may not be in the village, and the number of inhabitants includes the newborn Henry.

"The spring wheat is doing well," he said. Wheat and barley in the village storehouse can be found at ......".

Jin finds it on another page.

"Oh, there it is. The village's stockpile of food. 4 tons of wheat, 4 tons of barley, 1 ton of round beans, 200 kilograms of red beans, and 100 kilograms of black beans. 100 kilograms.

Based on the castle's stockpile, the village's stockpile, and the expected harvest for the village, we can figure out how much aid we can provide to Zion and the others.

"......I'm still not good at this. ......"

A tentative plan is made, but I am not sure if it is really appropriate. So Jin decides to consult with the village head, Giebeck. Reiko will take the file with her.

"How are Zion and Lucas doing?"

Barrow asks as he leaves his office,

"Yes, they are both feeling much better this morning, and Dr. Saly, who just came to check on them, said they can have a normal meal. ......"

"So you served them the standard breakfast at Nidojo?"

Yes, that's right. This morning's menu consisted of toast, vegetable soup, topopo salad, and citron, but he ate all of it without leaving a bite.

It's good to see you've worked up an appetite.

And now?

"Yes, the doctor said I should move around a bit, so Behré is taking me on a little tour of the village.

"Well, I understand. Thank you.

Yes, I'll leave you to it.

Barrow seems to be getting used to his role as a butler.

Jin (the double) left the castle and headed for the village. Reiko follows silently. But she was communicating with Jin on Horai Island with the built-in manacam (magic element communication device).

（Father, the double doll is a good work. So far no one has noticed it. It's natural, even from my point of view.)

"Well, that's a relief for now."

The double walks towards Giebeck's house. Then he hears a voice.

"Hey, honey!

"Hi, Hannah, good morning."

The answer was in Jin's own voice.

"You know, Haku caught a mouse!

"I see..."

"They've been chewing on him for a while now, so Grandma thought he'd be all right now."

Golem the cat, it seems to be useful.

"And you know,...... what?"

"What's wrong, Hannah?"

Hannah rushes up to him and stops just before Jin's double doll.

"Onii-chan,...... really onii-chan?"

"What?　What do you mean?

"You look a little different ...... than usual."

Hannah backs away little by little.

"Oh, Hannah understands, doesn't she? ......

"What?"

Whether it's a child's intuition or Hanna's special sharpness, she seems to have noticed that this is not Jin himself.

Reiko explains to Hanna, who looks a little worried.

"Hannah, this is your father's ."

"What?　A doll?

"Yes. Like me.

"Like me... like you... like you... ......"

Hannah seemed to be somewhat convinced by this explanation. However, she did not come any closer to me, perhaps because she still felt uncomfortable.

"Who is the real Oni-chan?"

Jin himself answered.

"Hannah, I'm in my house.

"Hmm. ......"

"I have some business with the village head, so I'll see you later.

"Okay, bye."

Hannah waved her hand and ran away. Jin looked over at her back and muttered something to her.

"......Hannah saw right through me, didn't she?"

(Hannah spends a lot of time with her father.)

"It can't be helped."

As we walked talking like this, we arrived at the village headman's house. < was conspicuous.

"Good morning."

I knocked on the door, and Giebeck, the village head, answered.

"Good morning, Jin. If you're Dr. Saly, he's making a house call.

"No, I'm here for a consultation with the mayor.

"Hmm?　Well, please come in.

Jin was invited into the village head's house and faced Giebeck across the living room table.

Immediately Jin explained the purpose of his visit. He did not, however, explain who he was selling food to.

"So you are saying that there is someone who wants the surplus food in the village, and Jin is willing to sell it to them?

"Yes. Half of it is for aid purposes as well, so I'd like to give away as much as I can, but I'm not sure how much I can sell given the current situation in the village."

Jin said to Reiko and showed Giebeck the materials he had brought with him. Giebeck took them and looked through them carefully, then opened his mouth after thinking about it.

Well, we had a good harvest last year and the first half of this year was also good. So I don't see a problem with selling it all, leaving enough for next year's harvest."

"Is that so?"

"Is that so?" "Yes. The village's finances are in good shape right now. If the need arises, we can at least purchase the missing amount.

Jin patted his chest.

"I heard that you also have a purpose to help us. If it were purely for business, I would like to keep half of the money.

"Okay, thank you very much. Then we can finally ......."

Jin decides to sell two tons of wheat, two tons of barley, and a few beans.

Since 6 tons of winter wheat and 3 tons of barley have already been distributed to each family, the total stockpile of wheat and barley should be 6 tons. The fall harvest is also expected, and Nidojo has a stockpile of nearly 5 tons.

We can transport ...... well, gin will be no problem."

Yes, that's my area of expertise.

The biggest concern has been resolved. Jin was going to ask a few more questions about the village's approach to food management.

"Oh, isn't that Jin-kun? Good morning."

Just then, Sally returned from a house call.

"Henry is growing up healthy and strong. And we'll probably have two more babies in a month.

"That's great news. Thank you, doctor.

"No, I didn't do anything. By the way, I saw those two walking around. They look much better.

Yes, that's thanks to you.

"Well, let's put it that way."

Sally patted the shoulder of Nurse Gamma, the nurse golem she was carrying around as her assistant.

"She's been very helpful, too. This village is a nice place.

"I am glad to hear you say so. I hope you will settle here.

I wish you could stay with us forever.

Jin and Giebeck each expressed their thoughts to Sally.